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The '''Chinese Civil War''' was fought between 1946 and 1950, and led to the conquest of the Chinese mainland by the [[People's Liberation Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]], and the withdrawal of the [[Guomindang]] forces of the [[Republic of China]] led by [[Jiang Jieshi]] to the island province of [[Taiwan]].
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The '''Chinese Civil War''' was fought between 1946 and 1949 between the [[People's Liberation Army]] of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] led by [[Mao Zedong]] and the [[Guomindang]] forces led by [[Chiang Kai-shek]]. The Communists emerged victorious, and Mao declared the [[People's Republic of China]]'s founding in Beijing on October 1, 1949. The Nationalists retreated to the island province of [[Taiwan]] and claimed that as the [[Republic of China]] they were the true government of China.
    
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